Luke 2:48:4Luke.2.48.W4PAT
ἐξεπλάγησαν,
ekseplagêsan
“they were astonished”
- Transliteration
- ek-se-PLA-gê-san
- Extended
- ehk-seh-PLAH-gê-sahn
- IPA
- /ek.seˈpla.ɣʲɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were astonished
- French
- ils furent étonnés
- Spanish
- se asombraron
- Portuguese
- ficaram espantados
- German
- sie waren erstaunt
- Russian
- они изумились
- Arabic-Simplified
- تعجبوا
- Hindi
- वे चकित हुए
- Chinese-Simplified
- 他们惊讶了
- Korean
- 그들은 놀랐다
- Indonesian
- mereka tercengang
- Bengali
- তারা বিস্মিত হল
- Tagalog
- namangha sila
- Swahili
- walishangaa
- Amharic
- ተደነቁ
- Yoruba
- wọn yà
- Igbo
- ha tụrụ n'anya
- Twi
- wɔn ho dwiriw wɔn
- Ewe
- wo ŋu dzo
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-se-PLA-gê-san
- phraseyour reading level
KAI i-DON-tes au-TON ek-se-PLA-gê-san
- clause
KAI i-DON-tes au-TON ek-se-PLA-gê-san KAI EI-pen pros au-TON hê MÊ-têr au-TOU
- sentence
KAI i-DON-tes au-TON ek-se-PLA-gê-san KAI EI-pen pros au-TON hê MÊ-têr au-TOU TEK-non TI e-POI-ê-sas hê-MIN HOU-tôs
In context — Luke 2:48
and having seen him they were astonished and {She} said to him the mother his child why you did to us thus behold the father your and I being distressed were seeking you
About this coordinate
Luke 2:48:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 2:48, so the Greek word ἐξεπλάγησαν, (ekseplagêsan) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.2.48.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.2.48.W4.S1) and character.